intelligentsia
Example Sentences
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“A nearly eight-hour drama about the Russian intelligentsia that received mixed reviews when it premiered in London in 2002, ‘The Coast of Utopia’ isn’t for the theatrical faint of heart,” cautioned Times critic McNulty.
From Los Angeles Times
But during the Cold War, the Soviets exercised arguably more sway over Italy’s cultural intelligentsia, leaving the country divided.
From New York Times
These pronouncements have revealed a side that many critics - including a large chunk of the intelligentsia - had not seen coming.
From BBC
In both books, the narrator flees to Europe, long a more welcoming home to America’s Black intelligentsia.
From New York Times
Their spacious dining room became a favored haven for Moscow’s intelligentsia from the 1950s to the 1980s.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
